The idea of establishing this kind of institution is conceptualized in the Summer House of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, a pioneer in India's Freedom Movement.

The college started on 17 August 1957 in a rented house called "Swapan Puri" at Ranchi road, Purulia.

The foundation stone was laid by then-president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad and the college shifted to its original abode on 16 April 1958.

Nistarini Devi, father and mother of Sri Chittaranjan Das, came to reside in this Summer House in 1902.

Later, the then-chief minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, took the initiative to revive the institution and made the Summer House the present-day Nistarini Women's College.